Figures from the Ministry of Justice show 228 assaults were recorded at Wakefield prison the year to September – up from 222 ...

INMATES at Britain’s most notorious prison had chips taken off the menu because they couldn’t be trusted to cook with the deep-fat fryers. Lags at HMP Wakefield in Yorkshire – nicknamed ‘Monster ...

Trouble flared at HMP Wakefield after problems with deep fat fryers conking out meant chips are now served on a rota basis ...

Britain’s most prolific rapist who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for 159 sex attacks is facing deportation to ...

Alvin Ray Quarles, 62, has been placed in Borrego Springs, while Merle Wade Wakefield, 67, has been placed in Campo.

Two men classified as sexually violent predators have been conditionally released to separate homes in San Diego County, ...

Two men have appeared in court charged in connection with a series of attacks that happened in HMP Wakefield between May and August 2023. The first appeared via a video link from Leeds Crown ...

Four men have been sentenced to a combined 140 years in prison after being found guilty of the attempted murder of two men in ...

attacked the fellow lag at HMP Wakefield without warning. Prosecutor Eleanor Fry told Leeds Crown Court that the victim had been walking along the balcony area of the prison on the afternoon ...

The cell where Harold Shipman was held in a top security prison was said to be 'haunted' after his suicide in the 'Monster Mansion'. He had been moved into Wakefield Prison's cell D336 ...

Safety at Wakefield prison has reached a crisis point, new figures suggest. It comes as a workers' union has warned the increase of violence in prisons across England is "totally out of control".